Authenticity verdict: Suspicious Reasoning: Serial indicates pre‑1950, but mic has early 1960s Tuchel connector. Body lacks Telefunken badge. No original BV8 transformer sound (tested). Likely a Frankenstein build with U47-style body and non‑Neumann internals.
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